The Springbok squad for the upcoming Rugby Championship has been named.
A large group, comprising 49 players, has been selected to take the Boks through the 5-game program ahead of this year’s World Cup in England. A match against a World XV at Newlands is the first challenge, followed by a shortened Rugby championship and an away match against Argentina.
36 healthy players have been selected, with 13 others making up a rehabilitation squad, with those in it in various stages of recovery from injury. Eight uncapped players, Scarra Ntubeni, Steven Kitshoff, Vincent Koch, Rudy Paige, Faf de Klerk, Jesse Kriel, Franco Mostert and Lionel Mapoe, have been included, while previously discarded players such as Frans Steyn and Heinrich Brüssow are also back in the mix, albeit via the rehab squad.
The Springbok squad is (in alphabetical order):
| Name | Franchise / Club | Position | Caps |
| Willem Alberts | Cell C Sharks | Loose forward |
32 |
| Schalk Brits | Saracens, England | Hooker |
7 |
| Schalk Burger | DHL Stormers / Suntory, Japan | Loose forward |
75 |
| Marcell Coetzee | Cell C Sharks | Loose forward |
26 |
| Damian De Allende | DHL Stormers | Centre |
3 |
| Faf de Klerk | Emirates Lions / Steval Pumas | Scrumhalf |
0 |
| Bismarck du Plessis | Cell C Sharks | Hooker |
70 |
| Jannie du Plessis | Cell C Sharks | Prop |
62 |
| Eben Etzebeth | DHL Stormers | Lock |
33 |
| Elton Jantjies | Emirates Lions | Flyhalf |
2 |
| Bryan Habana | Toulon, France | Wing |
106 |
| Cornal Hendricks | Toyota Cheetahs | Wing |
11 |
| Zane Kirchner | Leinster, Ireland | Wing / Fullback |
29 |
| Steven Kitshoff | DHL Stormers | Prop |
0 |
| Vincent Koch | DHL Stormers / Steval Pumas | Prop |
0 |
| Siya Kolisi | DHL Stormers | Loose forward |
10 |
| Jesse Kriel | Vodacom Bulls | Fullback |
0 |
| Willie le Roux | Toyota Cheetahs | Fullback / Wing |
25 |
| Francois Louw | Bath, England | Loose forward |
34 |
| Frans Malherbe | DHL Stormers | Prop |
4 |
| Victor Matfield | Vodacom Bulls | Lock |
121 |
| Teboho “Oupa” Mohoje | Toyota Cheetahs | Loose forward |
7 |
| Franco Mostert | Emirates Lions | Lock |
0 |
| Tendai Mtawarira | Cell C Sharks | Prop |
64 |
| Lwazi Mvovo | Cell C Sharks | Wing |
10 |
| Scarra Ntubeni | DHL Stormers | Hooker |
0 |
| Trevor Nyakane | Vodacom Bulls | Prop |
13 |
| Rudy Paige | Vodacom Bulls | Scrumhalf |
0 |
| Ruan Pienaar | Ulster, N Ireland | Scrumhalf |
80 |
| JP Pietersen | Cell C Sharks | Centre / Wing |
59 |
| Handré Pollard | Vodacom Bulls | Flyhalf |
9 |
| Morné Steyn | Stade Francais, France | Flyhalf |
59 |
| Adriaan Strauss | Vodacom Bulls | Hooker |
44 |
| Heinke van der Merwe | Stade Francais, France | Prop |
4 |
| Marcel van der Merwe | Vodacom Bulls | Prop |
4 |
| Warren Whiteley | Emirates Lions | Loose forward |
2 |
Injured / Conditioning squad:
| Heinrich Brüssow | Toyota Cheetahs / Docomo, Japan | Loose forward |
20 |
| Lood de Jager | Toyota Cheetahs | Lock |
9 |
| Jean de Villiers | DHL Stormers | Centre |
106 |
| Fourie du Preez | Suntory, Japan | Scrumhalf |
70 |
| Pieter-Steph du Toit | Cell C Sharks | Lock |
2 |
| Jaque Fourie | Kobe, Japan | Centre |
72 |
| Patrick Lambie | Cell C Sharks | Flyhalf / Fullback |
40 |
| Lionel Mapoe | Emirates Lions | Centre |
0 |
| Coenie Oosthuizen | Toyota Cheetahs | Prop |
21 |
| Cobus Reinach | Cell C Sharks | Scrumhalf |
6 |
| Jan Serfontein | Vodacom Bulls | Centre |
20 |
| Frans Steyn | Cell C Sharks | Centre |
53 |
| Duane Vermeulen | DHL Stormers | No 8 |
29 |
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Went through the list three times and I can’t see Pierre Spies’s name. Surely can’t be true….
@Bite me (Comment 1) : Seeing as he’s leaving the Bulls, HM has no more feelings of loyalty toward him.
So this is the extended squad, that will be trimmed down to resemble the team that was thoroughly outplayed by Ireland and Wales
Im actually quite happy with selection and inclusion of some fringe players that should be considered. …worried about Jacque Fourie and FdPreez’ s form though!
@Sharkfinn (Comment 4) : Don’t worry, they’ll gain form come the end-of-year tour
Meh
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Mmmm Kirchner and Matfield. …Big Vic can add value as an impact player I suppose…..Ruan? Should know the conditions well but has he lost his “edge”?
Only 8 Bulls. Way less than I expected.
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11 Sharks
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10 Stormers
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5 Lions
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6 Cheetahs
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13 Sharks if you count Coenie and Willie as Sharks players.
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@FireTheLooser (Comment 2) : That doesn’t seem to count for Morné and Kirchner.
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Anyone else notice Frans Steyn there? Guessing he has sorted out the contract woes.
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where is Jaco Kriel ???
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@Zibbie (Comment 16) : Was asking the same question.
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@Zibbie (Comment 16) : I had that same question but I see Whitely and no Spies so I’m not as disappointed as I thought I’d be. I sincerely hope that Kirchner is only considered a fringe player with le Roux and Kriel in the squad.
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@vanmartin (Comment 18) : Jesse kriel does not make me excited at all …
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There seems to be a distinct lack of centers in the squad
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@Zibbie (Comment 19) : I’d take him ahead of Kirchner any time. And I’m sure you saw more Lions players in the squad than you bargained for so don’t get greedy
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@vanmartin (Comment 21) : wont be happy until i see a fair reflection of lions players .
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Just watching the 95 world cup. You can crucify me if you want but sharks MADE that team. Andrews venter teich come back and help us back to where we were!
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@Zibbie (Comment 22) : Yes. There is a lot of talent just screaming for a chance.
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I still say a team need something that bonds them. Have them spend a lot of time away from family just in each others faces day in day out all the time see the difference.
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Bring back staaldraad for sharks. And maybe boks too!
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@Zibbie (Comment 19) : He would, if he had a good pack he was playing behind.
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@Bite me (Comment 1) : Un…believable!!! I wouldn’t have thought that!
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@FireTheLooser (Comment 2) :
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@gregkaos (Comment 15) : Ja, saw that…
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@Zibbie (Comment 16) : I would love him there…but I think HM had already hinted he wouldn’t be there (?) so no surprise. But ai…
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@vanmartin (Comment 18) : Oh me too…
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@pastorshark (Comment 31) : Don’t you have homework for tomorrow Bru?
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@Zibbie (Comment 19) : Less excited than Kirchner?! Actually Kirchner makes me excited…but not in a good way!!
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@pastorshark (Comment 34) : If he were playing behind lions or stormers he would have tongues wagging he really is special.
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@byron (Comment 20) : 5 of them are on the injured list…so at this stage he’s thinking de Allende and Pietersen…
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@coolfusion (Comment 33) : Tomorrow we have a big brass band festival here…so I get to make music and have no additional responsibilities!
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@pastorshark (Comment 37) : Day off. Enjoy.
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@coolfusion (Comment 33) : And I almost always do my homework earlier in the week!
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@coolfusion (Comment 38) : Oh I will. Today we had a big youth Sport day! So lots of fun all around…despite the chilly weather!!
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@pastorshark (Comment 39) : Let me guess you were a class captain and a prefect. Haha! You watching the brumbies game? Handling is sublime!
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@coolfusion (Comment 35) : You don’t mean Kirchner do you?!
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@pastorshark (Comment 42) : You are joking right? Jesse. He is great just needs the right pack.
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@coolfusion (Comment 41) : Head boy actually!
I didn’t get to watch it…but will after this load shedding is done…
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@coolfusion (Comment 43) : Ja no…I knew that! Just taking the Mickey. Kirchner does get my tongue wagging…but, again, not in a good way!!
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@pastorshark (Comment 44) : Surprise surprise. But the level of skill in the brumbies canes game is just a pleasure. I hope we get there again. What’s your opinion on getting some specialist coaching in from our legends to mentor some positions? Andre for fb teich on the loosies mark for locks Ollie for props…
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@Zibbie (Comment 16) : in Jo’burg not Pretoria.
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@pastorshark (Comment 37) : what instrument do you play? and radio don’t count!
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@pastorshark (Comment 45) : I almost puked when I saw his name again!!!
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Glad to see Heinke vd Merwe back!! What happened to Flip vd Merwe?
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@JD (Comment 50) : think he has issues similar to frans steyn
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@JD (Comment 47) : location location location
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im glad they finally realised spies is not as good as the rest of the loosies we have.
Are those the only decent locks we have.either old and over the hill (matfield), or young and injured, congrats to mostert for making it, he deserves it.
If everyone is fit we do have some good lock options but losing flip was a big thing
well done to vincent koch for getting into the squad
@revolverocelot (Comment 53) : Marco Wentzel!!!!
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@JD (Comment 54) : lol, what about him ?
@JD (Comment 48) : Pretty much everything…all brass and wind instruments, organ and piano to guitar…at the brass band festival tomorrow it will be a baritone…
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@revolverocelot (Comment 55) : the old man did not have a bad season and must say think he will last longer than old Vic.
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@pastorshark (Comment 56) : geez talented man. Wish I could be there sounds like it will be a blast!! Enjoy it!!
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I CANNOT believe that I saw Kirchner there. Ridiculous!!!
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@gregkaos (Comment 15) :
Frans Steyn is on the “Injured / conditiong” list
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@Zibbie (Comment 16) : Probably in Johannesburg.
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@coolfusion (Comment 26) : I honestly hope you are joking.
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He played great for the barbarians vs Ireland the other day.
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@Dragnipur (Comment 62) : Well maybe not as intense but it would be good for them to have a boot camp spend a lot of time together so they can build a strong relationship. We have lost many good seniors got some mercenaries journeymen etc. Would be great if they can all play for each other instead of just with each other.
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@Den (Comment 59) : I agree
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How do you know you’re reading this article on Sharksworld? 65 comments and no one has mentioned the absence Francois Hougaard. This is why I love you people
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@vanmartin (Comment 66) : We’re still too busy celebrating Spies’ absence…
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@Culling Song (Comment 67) : With something originating from Devil’s Peak I trust?
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@vanmartin (Comment 68) : Darling Brew Slow Beer, just for a bit of variation. To be honest though, I’d have been willing to chug down meths if I knew it would have assured Spies’ omission
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@vanmartin (Comment 66) : Reality is this season he just is not good enough. Played largely as a wing and he is not going to be replacing habanna or pieterson or even mvovo. At scrumhalf even faf has been superior so hes at least 4th. I think at sharksworld where hes noy treated as a god weve all accepted this
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The case with Hougaard is although he scored the most tries for the Bulls, who will you drop him for? Same with Jaco Kriel.
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Jaco Kriel would probably have been in the All Black squad had he been a kiwi.
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@Blue Centurion (Comment 71) : Siya Kolisi.
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@vanmartin (Comment 66) : think he can blame the bulls coach for that as he’s been playing wing and not 9.
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@pastorshark (Comment 56) : how did the gig go?!?!
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@Blue Centurion (Comment 71) : To be honest, I thought Hougaard at 14 did a damn sight better than JPP at 13… I would select Hougie at wing ahead of Cornal Hendricks any day; equally effective at finishing, but way more tenacious on defence, and effective at competing for the ball on the ground in the wide channels
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@Culling Song (Comment 76) : Juan de Jongh did far better at 13 than JPP this season. Yet he misses out completely (probably because of his size).
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Jaco Kriel should move to 9. I’m pretty sure he’d be selected then because of his size.
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@byron (Comment 70) : Don’t mock Faf,he’s the closest SA has to AS,TJP or KoCkett,but hey Huge Mistake will go for FDP who was to old at the last RWC,patriotism above nonsense ,and SA will win
@benji (Comment 79) : NOT
@JD (Comment 57) : I agree yes he didnt have a ”bad” super rugby season, infact i was reasonably impressed in a few games by both Marco at 5 and Botha at 4
however: You after a few games on the bounce you could see that these older states man,though decent guys and hard working professional are not our long term future, and okes like lewies, psdt (if he stays), Giant (from a super rugby perspective, though we should look to make him a full time shark), Askle (young but promising given time to develop), E oosthuisen (way better at 4 and at blind side) and H andrew (very young buy could be a great 5) are the future and the two older players were just stop gaps because of injuries suspensions
not that i ddnt value their contribution, and you could see tht the idea at the start of the season was to strike a balance between youth and experience, thts why psdt start wit M botha at first, marco wasnt even in the team
its sad that we either have old guys with good attitudes or the best hooker in the world whose a constint red card threat
hopefully thats all changing
@vanmartin (Comment 66) :
Too much of good!
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@Culling Song (Comment 69) :
You and me both…
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@Blue Centurion (Comment 71) : Siya Kolisi…
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@JD (Comment 50) : He asked not to be selected. Strange when frans did the same he was flogged by the media and other unions. Flip wasn’t even ripped off like frans was.
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@Ben (Comment 73) : Ah, as I was saying!
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@JD (Comment 75) : Truly excellent…and enjoyable!
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@coolfusion (Comment 85) : He had pricipled and valid reasons in my opinion.
@pastorshark (Comment 84) : oupa mahohje …
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squads always cause some interest but in reality some will never get to play. So keen to see how he will reduce this down to a WC squad and match day squad for upcoming games. The RWC is not going to be won playing free flowing running rugby…sorry to disappoint. We need a forward pack to get us over the advantage line, inside backs to create space and wingers that are able to finish with not much room.
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@SheldonK (Comment 90) : Which is why I’m not against the inclusion of Morne Steyn.
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@vanmartin (Comment 91) : yeh look he not the worst insurance policy. Wouldnt be my no. 1 however. I think Kirchner selected on the same basis- insurance and safe cover.
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11players from Jakes’s team,how many Kiwi’s,Aussies and Poms are there from 8 years ago.
Even the Irish have got over Brian o Driscoll.
Habbanna,deVilliers, Mattfield, Pienaar,Fourie, Fourie du Preez, Burger,are all way past it.
Bismark,Jannie,J.PP and Frans still have a claim,because we have not developed anyone better in those positions.
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And now FDP crocked too….4 to 8 weeks…..
Heyneke should forget the geriatrics, they could not do it in 2011. How on earth they going to do it now 4 years later, after retiring, taking off a few years in Japan , catastrophic injuries etc? Crazy man…
I would leave JDV, Matfield, FDP , JF , M Steyn , out the squad….they are done.
@The hound (Comment 93) : I can understand why HM has gone with those guys. They are classy players but even more so they have shown composure under pressure. I think he was concerned that discarding all and picking youth would result in him having a team that if ontop would win easy but in a tight game may crumble. And the Boks have always had that 1 bad game every RWC…i think he hopes the experience will get him through that game. Will the Boks win it…hmm i have my doubts based on the form of guys and our game plan.
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@SheldonK (Comment 96) : i hope morne steyn has practiced his touch line kicking …
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@Zibbie (Comment 97) : yeh look Morne Steyn has his limitations but holding 1 error over him is harsh as many many players have made errors, some more costly than others as their team mates were ale to bail them out. In a tightly contested semi or final in the pissing rain…who would u want to watch on tv kicking for poles from 40m out?
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@SheldonK (Comment 98) : Pat Lambie
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@Zibbie (Comment 99) : Interesting…
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@Zibbie (Comment 99) : Marnitz Boshoff?
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Morne is not a bad call,but on the bench.,but I don’t think he will go it will be Pollard,Lambie and Jantjies.
Now if Meyer had a little foresight and had picked Rory Kockert,we would have had another kicking option and Morne’s name wouldn’t have even been there.But we are incredibly poor in the kicking department,with absolutely no options but the flyhalves
.Not one kicking fullback,scrum half or wing.
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@SheldonK (Comment 100) : he did pop over the last kick against the AB’s last year . so why not
@Ben (Comment 101) : nee man ! ons wil die wereld beker wen asb
@The hound (Comment 102) : I recon Morne Steyn will go . His performance in the top 14 ofr what ever will convince HM
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@Zibbie (Comment 103) : I didnt say Lambie was a bad option, just that a lot of people say his goal kicking is his weakness. And to be fair that day at Ellis Park (and i was behind the poles watching the kick) it was sunny and pretty windless and at altitude so not exactly the hardest guy even under pressure.
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@The hound (Comment 102) : Are you suggesting that Heyneke should pick Kockott?
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@SheldonK (Comment 104) : im not saying you did say that . im just trying to point out that the Morne steyn composure argument might apply to other players as well . So we should not just pick a player based on composure .
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@Ben (Comment 105) : He can’t he already has aFrench test cap.
I am saying that we have to pick a flyhalf that can kick first and foremost,unlike in other years when you could pick Butch because Percy could kick,or Lem because Jubba could kick.
Kockett is a very accurate kicker,that takes major pressure off the flyhalf.
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@Zibbie (Comment 106) : No fair point. I wasnt implying that other 10s lack composure-altho outside Lambie perhaps they do. All im saying is the other 10s we have in the squad wouldnt have: I can kick a ball through poles. as the only comment on their CV
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@Zibbie (Comment 89) : Possibly, though he has different attributes that give more balance to the loose forwards in the squad when compared with Kolisi… (?)
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@SheldonK (Comment 90) : Pretty much agreed…
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@vanmartin (Comment 91) : *sigh* I suppose… *sigh*
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@SheldonK (Comment 92) : *sigh* Kirchner too… *sigh*
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@Zibbie (Comment 97) :
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@Ben (Comment 101) : Marnitz has missed too many truly pressure kicks?
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@Zibbie (Comment 103) : Morne will go for sure…and in those conditions and with the importance of kicking in the world cup he’s not the worst option…(did I just say that out loud?! *sigh*)
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@grant10 (Comment 94) : @The hound (Comment 93) : could not agree with you two more and that’s why it not going to happen under Huge Mistake
@The hound (Comment 107) : Yes, just making sure you’re aware of his French caps.
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@pastorshark (Comment 115) : HM will also see the MS and FdP partnership. (if it still exists after all these decades)
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With Morne Steeyn as global the Boks will NEVER win the World Cup. It’s as simple as that,sorry.
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Global? Damn predictivetext. Global.
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Haha. Flyhalf!
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@Orlok Tsubodai (Comment 119) : Yup hen lies too deep depends on the ex bulls brand of crashball forwards game way too much. Fast loose forward game with quick distribution and getting his guys over the gain is beyond him. Lambie Pollard and Goosen much better suited to that.
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@Orlok Tsubodai (Comment 119) : So true.
@coolfusion (Comment 123) : dont forget the best attacking 10 in SA…Jantjes
@grant10 (Comment 125) : Jantjies and Meyer. Why do I just not see that combo working out?
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@robdylan (Comment 126) : Difference of opinion over hairstyles…they will never agree
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@robdylan (Comment 126) :
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@pastorshark (Comment 87) : glad to hear.
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Is it just me or am I daft? I don’t get it? Everybody is going off about the franchises being at fault for the Bok injury crisis for not resting players according to agreements…but if I go through the list of injured players above, almost no one qualifies for that criticism! Duane was rested repeatedly and so was everyone else on that listed. Pat was rested one game late, if I am not mistaken…but then got injured in a way (neck injury in the tackle) that had nothing to do with rest or not. Most of these guys got injured so early on in the season and were injured so long/much that they hardly even played 5 games all season. The criticism of the franchises seems to me to be just a bit unreasonable…or am I missing something?
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@pastorshark (Comment 130) : it’s the Brenden Nel agenda. Basically he’s one of a number of horrific blue journalists who are so far up Heyneke’s ass that all they can smell is his breath.
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@robdylan (Comment 131) : Yeah, not much objectivity or concern for facts there…at least, as far as I can see!
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